The Food We Eat, the Stories We Tell: Contemporary Appalachian Tables

The Food We Eat, the Stories We Tell: Contemporary Appalachian TablesBlue ridge tacos, kimchi with soup beans and cornbread, family stories hiding in cookbook marginalia, African American mountain gardens this wide ranging anthology considers all these and more. Diverse contributors show us that contemporary Appalachian tables and the stories they hold offer new ways into understanding past, present, and future American food practices. The poets, scholars, fiction writers, journalists, and food professionals in these

Blue ridge tacos, kimchi with soup beans and cornbread, family stories hiding in cookbook marginalia, African American mountain gardens--this wide-ranging anthology considers all these and more. Diverse contributors show us that contemporary Appalachian tables and the stories they hold offer new ways into understanding past, present, and future American food practices.The poets, scholars, fiction writers, journalists, and food professionals in these pages show us that what we eat gives a beautifully full picture of Appalachia, where it's been, and where it's going.

Contributors: Courtney Balestier, Jessie Blackburn, Karida Brown, Danille Christensen, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Michael J. Croley, Robert Gipe, Suronda Gonzalez, Emily Hilliard, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Abby Huggins, Erica Abrams Locklear, George Ella Lyon, Jeff Mann, Daniel S. Margolies, Will Schumann, Lora E. Smith, Emily Wallace, Crystal Wilkinson

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 11/05/2019
ISBN: 9780821423929
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Booklist 10/01/2019 pg. 18